Multi-Batch

Assign Routine to all Files

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  After you have added drawings to the list
  
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  Select a routine description from the Favourites or Non Favourites Routines list.
  
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  Click the “Assign Routine to Files” Button or double click on the required routine.
  
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  You now have a list of files with a Routine assigned to each one.
  

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  Select the files you wish to apply the routine to.
  

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  Select a routine description from the Favourites or Non Favourites Routines list.
  

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  Click the “Assign Routine to Files” button or double click on the required routine.
  
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  You now have a list of files with a routine assigned to each one selected.
  
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  Do this until all files have a routine assigned to them.
  

Sort Drawing List

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  When you have drawings listed in the Files to be processed window.
  

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  Click on any of the three headings to sort by that heading. E.g. Click on Drawing File to sort by drawing name click again to reverse the sort order.
  
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  Ideal for reversing the order of drawings for plotting on some machines.
  

Remove Entries from the List

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  From the main screen select the entries you want to delete.
  
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  To select multiple files hold down the CTRL key, and then click each item you want to select or to select a group of files first select the first file then hold down the SHIFT key and select the last file.
  
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  Click on “Remove From List”.
  
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  Your selection will be removed from the list
  

Save Script File

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  Click on the dropdown menu "File"
  
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  Select “Save Script File”
  
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  Select the location and name that you wish to save the file
  

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  The script file will be saved in that location.
  
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  You can then use this to manually start the script routine in AutoCAD.
  

Save Drawing List

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  Click on the dropdown menu “Save/Retrieve List".
  
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  Select Save Drawing List
  
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  Multi-Batch displays the Save Drawing List dialog box.
  
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  Enter a file name
  

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  Click on “Save”
  
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  The drawing list and assigned actions will now be saved with the file extension .mbl
  

Retrieve Drawing List

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  In the main screen click on “Save/Retrieve List".
  
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  Select Retrieve Drawing List
  
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  Multi-Batch displays the Select Drawing List dialog box.
  
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  Double-click the file name in the list of files or select a file name and click on “Open”
  
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  The drawing list and assigned actions will now be retrieved to the Files To Be Processed list.
  

Number of sets

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  Select the number of times you want to repeat the whole process.
  
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  Ideal for batch plotting sets of drawings.
  

Runs from the command line

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  Send the address of the mbl file to Multi-batch for processing.
  

Files Interface:

Add Files to the List

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  From the main screen Click on the “Add Files to List” Button
  
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  Locate and select the Files you require.
  
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  Click the “Add Selected Files" or click on "Add All Files" button to add all the files in the highlighted folder.
  
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  You can also Double click on the selected file.
  
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  Your selected files will now appear in the Drawings To Be Processed list
  
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  When you are finished selecting files click “<< Back to Main” button.
  
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  You will then exit back to the main screen
  

To add more files repeat the previous steps. The file folder will default back to your previous location. You can also assign your favourite folders to the history for quick selection next time.

Add Path to History

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  From the files window Click on the “Add Path to History” button
  
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  The folder you are currently in is now added to the history list for quick selection later.
  
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  You can access this list from the File pull down menu
  

Map a missing Network Drive

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  If you are looking for a file on the network and the file does not appear in the Look in box, you will need to Map the network drive.
  
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  From the files window click on the “…” button next to the "Look in:" box.
  
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  Click the OK button.
  
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  The Map Network Drive window will appear.
  
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  In the Drive box, click the drive letter you want to use to connect to the network.
  
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  In the Path box, enter the path where the file is located on the network.
  
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  You can now access this drive in the Look in Box
  

File Type

Select the type of file to process and also narrow your selection by using the custom filter.